The Use Of Positive Reminiscence Therapy In The Elderly With Cognitive Impairment

The present study shows the treatment based on a positive reminiscence therapy and compares the possible modifications of the treatment group against a control group in different psychological variables, over a period of three months. The present study was performed using a repeated measures design (pre-treatment) in a population with cognitive impairment residing in the city of Salamanca (Spain). The main objective of the present study is to obtain an improvement in the quality of life of adults over 65 years of age, voluntary participants in the study, and for this, a 10-week intervention program was designed; whose results show the effectiveness of this type of non-pharmacological therapies. The evidence found shows a significant increase in cognitive level, mood, satisfaction with life, self-esteem and a decrease in depressive symptoms in the experimental group (intervention) compared to the control group. No differences were found in the resilience variable in any of the study groups.